The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-24
GOSSIP ABOUT THE BOXERS
DACEYs 90 WITH HOPPER AND HAVs
Inns 90 WITH THE SPIDER.

LfNS 90 WITH THE bPIDEI-
Battles Near nt Mitchell Against
Gallagher, Ryan Against Burke, aud Kill
len Against Cardin-Quiet Sullivan.
II has been lively week in puststic cir
Gle. The oaso with which Billy Dacoy de-
featcd Jack Hopper rather surprised his own
friends. who scarcely credited him with the
generalship he evinced in tho battle. Know
ing that Jack was a littlo OF condition, he
fought mainly at his stomach, and by 20 doing
no had him at his mercy in iow minutes. 10
was another cxemplillcation of tho old sport
ing maxim. that tho best of them aro easily
handled when tho wind Is out OF them" Dacey
ought to mako n crack match for Arthur Cham-
bers's pot, Jimmy Mitchell. If thoy over come
together thoy will make fight worth going
miles to sec.
The game showing that Johnny Havln made
against Ike Weir. tho Belfast Spider. proves
him to DO an out-and-out good one. though
the chapter Of accidents had very much to do
with tho result OF the contest. Had the SPIDERS
hands hold out there Is little doubt that he
would have finished Johnny in short notice.
Tho reports that Weir was designating. which
were current week or so ago, must have been
considerably exaggerated. He came to the
scratch within II pound Of his best weight, and
tho way he lasted and stood tho terrible body
punishment TINT no received shows that he was
in pretty good fix. His hands wore almost use-
what a phenomenon hc' is. / think thore Is no
have had since Dick hollywood was asN in his
prime. If he Is wiso no will retire from. the
injured us his are Is at terrible disadvantage.
He is liable to break down at any moment.
Bad hands arc to fighter what bad legs ara
to racer. -
- few days more and Charley Mitchell and
n ali n mr. RI ~ n nj StIrn N ~
bsresbSSts there IS no no. DOUBT ib on the subject
caution, ! am told as though he was to battle
for the championship OF tho world; Inso doing
Many good man has boon defeated BY oveI
sSSndepMGG anH By holding his Spn9nent TOD
Jack Burke and Paddy Ryan H Fare are to meet this
week In San Francisco. Reports from the O6a
a asP ho d d p9 ss l sa fHe e sasss
a /" narrdM R sas sn Rsso h
Ing paadS made RWG SULTAN 0RRs as
siderabiy DESTROYED his prestige. though the
fSSs s sss{ h. old Dill 55s@ ,Ss
sian went around Paddy ike cooper around
and Bill hdy tic
and my go in for hot work from the starS
Should he do 80 and land a couple Of hot oneA
Gny S"sk ns ana es T d S t Es ao few
Ken md SaTdi are Rlsq about dHo Pas
IL ssf When the S Wires - may az
knock ones tip. galley vest almost by the time
In that event opIne that Cardllis best viii pa
or that he may overrcnch himself. or In som6
viii him
level. killen may be cunning enough to gam
hy 1ts tdH a MI Ps IS the HS S1s
combat Immediately after.
93The announcement that Jake Ktlrain and
Jem Smith have been matched to light In Spain
within four months for $4,000 and a diamond
studded gold belt has, excited scarcely q ripple
feeling that there is too much arranging
abop, The affair We are informed fox that smith
sxpestqd that he e' Would Five hundred dollars
strange country to do battle; II It really was
the desire to have him como hero. bigger money
Ths affair." is anaouncsd to take piaes in Spain
within 100 miles OF Madrid. Perhaps 1t may.
We shall see by November.
There has been an ominous silence about
sullivan's movements that has been unpleas-
antly broken by tho infornation that for the
totaller. He seems 10 have dropped out Of
tstic consideration altogether SINCE he made a
announced that his champions belt viii soon
DO ready for presentation, and when it is John
on Hho Fact to tSS kra hs
temptuously denominated the dog COLI
winner 1 am inclined to think that
Sheedy. through Over.caution, has made
o mistake in restraining the big fellow" from
fighting kilratn. That II took hard work to 30
restrain him have Pats own word. Sully has
80 long been accustomed to being looked up to
him terribly to another there, even though
he be but masquerasing as q champion. II
not too late, Pat, why not cry Hayoc!" and let
slip tho dog of war? Just let Sully say that
Spain Is u pretty hot and distant country. and
that, IL Mr.. kilrain wants to work. there ie no
necessity for his crossing the briny for 1t. The
best medicine tho big fellow could have now
would be two months dose Of training.
The young fellow who travels on tho harbor
ing how Seddons and Seddonss Mouse used to
perform Is. am informed, neither one nor the
other OF these personages. The Mouse Is now
engaged in o remunerative business IN Syra-
cuse, and, fortunately, has no need OF giving
open-air performances. Since his retirement
from the ring he has boon actively en-
gagged in q profitable and honorable vo-
cation. and | would suggest lto the steamet
and show how John l.. Sullivan did up
Paddy Ryan for tho championship. Should Id
adopt nay suggestion however, 1t will not do
for him to give the performance on the Troy
boats The Trojans lost so much OF their hard.
earned wealth on that fight that they arc sore
on the subject and II touched on the raw too
roughly, they might compel the Young man to
give diving and swimming exhibition, which
would deprive him of an opportunity to paaS
around the hat.